Seven pieces by local artists are included in Expressions West, a juried art show in Coos Bay from Friday, April 23 through July 3, 2010. The exhibition and competition includes paintings from artists all over the western United States.
The local artists whose works are in the show are Tammy Delaney, Alexandra Eyer, Lorraine Filippone and Jeanne Steele of Gold Beach, and Pete Chasar of Brookings.
Their pieces were chosen when 323 entries were whittled down to just 71 to create this year's Expressions West, which offers a first-place cash prize of $1,000 and is held annually at the Coos Art Museum, Oregon's third-oldest art museum.
Tammy Delaney's piece "Ravaged" is a 18-by-24-inch oil on canvas that shows an impressionistic close-up view of a group of tree stumps on a hillside.
Alexandra Eyer's painting "Cat Nap", a 30-by-22-inch watercolor, is a lively, stylistic portrait of a lady napping on an antique sofa.
In her 48-by-54-inch, oil and silver leaf on canvas painting, Lorraine Filippone creates an airy abstract image with the feeling of a floral.
JMSteele's painting, "Cows and Clouds", a 28-by-30-inch oil on canvas, depicts a pair of white-faced steers set against a backdrop of dramatically colored storm clouds.
Chasar has three pieces in the show, each a 36-by-36-inch acrylic on canvas rendition of a beach on the southern Oregon coast. "Bolders and Sand" is shown here.
Judging the show this year is Kevin Kadar, an artist who divides his time between Western Europe and Oregon. He is known widely for his intimate landscape and figure painting.
Cash prizes for first, second and third, as well as honorable mention awards, will be presented by Kadar during the exhibit's opening, 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, April 23 at the Coos Art Museum.
The Expressions West show will remain on exhibit through July 3. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday.
The museum is located at 235 Anderson Avenue, just one and one-half blocks from Highway 101 in downtown Coos Bay.
Admission fee:
$5 general
$2 for seniors and students.